SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.09 g, 2 h), Karrhai, circa 310-290. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ - ΣΕΛEYKOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle with closed wings in his right; to left, wreath above monogram; below throne, ΛY. SC 42.5. Very rare. The obverse struck off center, otherwise, good extremely fine.

An interesting minor detail about this coin is the Λ below the throne of Zeus, which was clearly added later to the die to turn the Y into a ΛY. For another example struck, see below, lot 1245